US Online Passport Renewal

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Lawrence Wu

Published

July 7, 2025

Based on this WSJ article, America Has Pulled Off the Impossible. It Made Getting a Passport Simple, I learned that it’s now possible to renew your US Passport online. I thought this was too good to be true so I tried going through the process. I found out I was eligible! The process was pretty easy on phone:

The application process was relatively pain-free and I was delightfully surprised. Gone are the days of making an appointment at a post office, paying for passport pictures. Love it.

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